#8 RE: first edition shadow There's no 'true' Japanese 1st editions, but people call the Base Set cards with no rarity symbol the first print run
At the time, the news was bad, with deck prices increasing 26% between 2017 and 2018, putting the average cost of buying one of the top 12 most played decks in the format at $984, which was the highest point since 2015, when the average top-12 deck came in at $1,015
Aragorn, The Uniter's Four Colors & Abilities, Explained Aragorn, the Uniter is a four-color legendary Human Noble with every color except black
Black has always had its share of powerful cards throughout MTGs history, be it powerful Alpha cards like Dark Ritual and Demonic Tutor or more recent cards like Grief and Archon of Cruelty